Oil prices rose to 10-day high reaching $73.99
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  — Oil prices rose to a 10-day high Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company announced it was temporarily halting crude
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Groundbreaking held for new U.S.-Canada bridge
DETROIT — U.S. and Canadian officials touted the friendship between the two countries while acknowledging the economic benefits a new international bridge between Detroit and
U.S. expected to become world’s top oil producer next year
By DAVID KOENIG, AP Business Writer The U.S. has nosed ahead of Saudi Arabia and is on pace to surpass Russia to become the world’s
California meets greenhouse gas reduction goal years early
LOS ANGELES — California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting an early target years ahead of schedule and putting the state well on
U.S. hiring ‘brisk’ with 213,000 new jobs in June; trucking adds 2,500
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs, while trucking added 2,500 jobs, a sign of confidence
Georgia joins list of states banning hands-on cell use while driving
ATLANTA — Don’t touch that screen! Starting July 1, Georgia joined more than a dozen other states in banning hands-on cellphone use while driving. Under
Iowa to study closing rest, parking areas
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa Transportation Department plan would gradually close 11 interstate rest areas and all 16 parking-only sites over several years in
Of Mutual Interest: Reacting to volatile oil prices
NEW YORK — Just a month ago oil surged to its highest price in three years, and some investors were wondering if crude was again
Nebraska trucking exec: driverless trucks coming, but not anytime soon
By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers may have cleared the way for companies to test self-driving vehicles with a law passed earlier this
Trucks’ collision in Arkansas causes fire and spills Fireball whiskey
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Add Fireball to the menu served up by Arkansas roads. Two tractor-trailers collided Thursday on Interstate 40 in central Arkansas,
Trucking company, owner found guilty in plant explosion
BILLINGS, Mont. — A trucking company and its owner were convicted of more than a dozen federal charges filed after a 2012 explosion destroyed an
Road-building debt bill approved by North Carolina legislature
By GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. — A method to accelerate local and regional road-building projects in North Carolina by authorizing up to $3 billion
Explosion damages UPS freight hub
LEXINGTON, Ky. — An explosion damaged a UPS freight hub Wednesday morning in Kentucky’s second-largest city, sending multiple people to the hospital in what fire
Tractor-trailers face tolls in Rhode Island Monday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trucks will have to start paying tolls Monday when they drive through Rhode Island. The state announced that two of its long-delayed
Former Pilot exec wants to fire attorney
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The former president of the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer wants to fire his trial lawyer now that he’s been convicted of
Employers enjoy solid hiring streak; trucking adds 6,200 jobs from April to May
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers extended a streak of solid hiring in May, adding 223,000 jobs and helping lower the unemployment rate to an 18-year low
California to spend nearly $800M on electric vehicle infrastructure
California utilities will invest nearly $768 million to expand a network of charging stations and build other infrastructure for electric vehicles as the state moves
AP FACT CHECK: Tesla safety claims aren’t quite right
By TOM KRISHER , AP Auto Writer DETROIT — For years, Tesla has boasted that its cars and SUVs are safer than other vehicles on
 Multiple cows die when tractor trailer overturns on I-75 near Atlanta
KENNESAW, Ga. — Traffic is moving again on Interstate 75 north of Atlanta after authorities cleared up debris from a tractor-trailer that overturned with 19
Michigan House passes platooning bill to shorten space between trucks
By ALICE YIN, The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Self-driving trucks would be allowed shorter distances between vehicles under legislation that the Michigan House passed